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A photo of a group of devotees gathered around a large old tree with a wide, low-spreading trunk and branches on a dirt-cleared ground. In the foreground, a woman with a long grey braid wears a white sari and stands with her back to the camera. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with colourful circular motifs and an orange-and-yellow border holds a plastic water container. Several people in orange and saffron robes dig or work in the sandy soil around the roots, and others in orange, yellow and white clothing sit or stand nearby, with a man in a brown kurta at left.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor garden work in a green, leafy setting. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold-edged border and matching shawl, wearing gold bangles, leans forward and digs with a long-handled hoe into freshly turned soil. Behind her, a person in an orange garment with a red-orange sash and bare arms stands by a railing and pulls at the greenery. On the left, a man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers holds a tool, and another person in white crouches near the bottom left. Leaves and vines frame the foreground, and red painted pillars or walls appear in the background.2016-09-11Outdoors among large banyan trees with thick aerial roots, a group of about a dozen people works on bare red-brown earth, digging and clearing soil around circular stone-edged beds. A man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace stands at centre, while several people in white dhotis and white shirts hold shovels and tools. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at left. Others in mixed clothing, including a blue-and-white striped shirt and dark shirts, move between the trees. A small white post and a grey water pipe sit near the stone rings.2016-09-18February 16 20072007-02-16A bhoomi puja style outdoor ceremony on a dirt site. A man in an orange saffron-coloured robe, bare-chested with a long swept-back hair style, stands with palms open facing a woman in a yellow and cream patterned sari with red bindi and bangles and a man in a pink shirt and brown trousers, both with hands pressed in namaste. Beside them a brass kalasha pot decorated with a garland and flowers sits on a stone. A man in a white dhoti and a shaved-headed attendant in white and orange also stand nearby, with boys, a young woman in orange, a green gate, a silver SUV and trees behind. a person: the robed figure has long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a bare-chested drape, matching the page's claim, though appearance is only partly distinctive.2008-04-04September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a large banyan tree with many aerial prop roots and spreading branches. Around its base, a group of volunteers works on a raised mound of reddish-brown earth. A man in a light green shirt and blue trousers shovels soil, while a woman in a green saree holds a light green bucket and others in orange and white garments carry buckets and tools. Several people in white and orange clothing stand nearby, and a man in white kurta and white trousers stands at the right edge beside a wooden structure. Wooden fencing and red walls appear in the background.2016-09-18A group of people digs and levels reddish earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. Several men and women in saffron orange robes, including a shaved-headed monk in orange at left, work with long-handled hoes and spades, some bending low. Others in white clothes, white shirts, a teal sari, a yellow and red patterned blouse and a dark green outfit stand or work nearby, and a worker at right carries a basket. Behind them a white ornamental arch stands near the tree. The scene suggests a communal digging or cleaning service in a temple grounds setting.2016-09-11Outdoor photograph of devotees doing kara seva, voluntary physical labour, at a large old banyan tree in dry red earth. Many people in white clothing work and move around the bare ground; a woman in a white sari with an orange-bordered wrap stands at left, and a young girl in a pale dress stands near a woman in white. Several women in saris of red, green, orange and pink stand near the tree trunk, and a man in a red shirt stands behind them. A person in a white kurta and orange scarf stands in the right foreground with hands on hips, with a dark bag on the ground nearby. Freshly dug circular beds edged with concrete blocks lie in the foreground, and aerial roots hang from the banyan's trunks.2008-02-23September 11 20162016-09-11